1
Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023011015
Walker Creek Elementary School
8780 BRIDGE ST, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 · (817) 547-3500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
118 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Walker Creek Elementary School
Walker Creek Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Creek Elementary School this school | 458 | 25.8% | 61.6% |
| Ride Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 508 | 29.3% | 81.3% |
| Bette Perot Elementary School KELLER | 498 | 24.5% | 70.6% |
| Pauline Naumann Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 473 | 28.8% | 52.3% |
| Green Valley Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 406 | 26.8% | 70.3% |
| Shadycrest Elementary School PEARLAND | 512 | 23.0% | 72.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Walker Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #686 of 4,401 | #41 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,460 of 4,466 ▼ 549 | #80 of 339 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #601 of 4,466 ▼ 157 | #32 of 339 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #225 of 3,998 | #20 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #2,920 of 4,938 | #213 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,938 of 4,622 | #147 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,097 of 4,628 | #148 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #4,313 of 4,789 | #320 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #730 of 2,838 | #70 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
458
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 458 | 31.7 | 14.4:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 28.9 | 15.4:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 30.1 | 15.0:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 39.8 | 15.4:1 | 27% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 36% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (615 to 458); teachers down 20% (39.8 to 31.7).
About Walker Creek Elementary School
Walker Creek Elementary School is an elementary school located in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, in Tarrant County. There are 458 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Within BIRDVILLE ISD, Walker Creek Elementary School is one of 30 schools. The district enrolls 22,267 students.
Federal enrollment data show Walker Creek Elementary School is 54% White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. A total of 118 students, or 26%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Tarrant County, the average is 63%.
Walker Creek Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Texas public elementary schools.
Walker Creek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.6% and a predicted 62.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household earns about $84,207 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 639, with about 385,835 students.
Measured in a straight line, Birdville High School is about 0.4 miles from Walker Creek Elementary School. The five-mile area around Walker Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 61.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
Walker Creek Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 459 in 2020-21 to 458 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Walker Creek Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Academy at Carrie F ThomasElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Birdville High School0.4 mi · 2,069
- Smithfield Middle School0.7 mi · 798
- Academy at Carrie F Thomas0.8 mi · 586
- Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne0.8 mi · 358
- W A Porter Elementary School1.1 mi · 538
- Smithfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walker Creek Elementary School?
Walker Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
Is Walker Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walker Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Walker Creek Elementary School have?
Walker Creek Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Walker Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walker Creek Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Walker Creek Elementary School?
Walker Creek Elementary School is overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.